droppedfromhighaltitudebypterafolk.)6 Thescatteredbonesofadwarf,tornto
piecesbeforebeingdevoured.(Ahunting
packofvelociraptorsdidthedwarfin.)
7 Theswollen,purplecorpseofanelf,
deadonlyafewdaysagofromthebiteofa
poisonoussnake.
8 Afreshhumancorpsestuffedintoa
hollowtree.(Girallonsplantoreturnand
devouritlater.)
9 Theskeletonofahumanoidseatedon
afoldingcampstool,clutchingaknifeand
forkinitsbonyhands.
10 Thedesiccatedhuskofagnome,
cocoonedingiantspiderwebs.
11 Thebodyofahuman—fromthewaist
up.Signsshowthattheexplorercrawleda
considerabledistanceafterbeingbittenin
halfbyatyrannosaurus.(AFlamingFist
charterfoundonthecorpseidentifiesitas
LordOnovanIV,oftheDales.)
12 Acharredelf’sskeletoninsidea
charredconstrictorsnake’sskeleton.(Both
werekilledbyalightningboltspell.)
13 Therottingbodyofagiantfrogwiththe
bladeofashortswordpokingoutitsback.
(Ifthefrogiscutopen,thepartially
digestedbodyofahalflingisfoundinside.)
14 Atabaxispread-eagledontheground,
butwithitslimbsandheadseveredfrom
itstorsoandcrudelystitchedbackonin
thewrongarrangement.
15 Ahalf-orcspikedtoanenormoustree
bythebroken-offhornofatriceratops.
16 Agnome,spittedoveraburned-outfire
pitandthoroughlyovercooked,butnot
eaten.(Goblinweaponsandtoolsare
scatteredaroundamidvelociraptortracks.)
17 Aheadlesshumanoid,hungupside
downfromatreeandwithsixBatirigoblin
spearsthrustsymmetricallythroughthe
body.(ItwasaRedWizard,judgingbythe
robes.Theheadisnowheretobefound.)
18 Anelf,balancedonatreebranch 40
feetabovetheground,armsandlegs
danglingdownward.(Anotepressed
betweenthebodyandthebranchexplains
thattheelfclimbedthetreetogetaway
fromaprowlingallosaurusandwastoo
terrifiedtocomedown.)
19 Themolderingremainsofahuman
wearingaFlamingFist-stylehelmet,his
legsbroken.(Hesuccumbedtoafaerie
dragon’seuphoriabreathweaponand
steppedoffacliff.Acompaniontriedto
carryhimbacktoFortBeluarian,butthe
warriordiedenroute.)
20 Adwarfwithsixlargeholespiercingher
armorandchest.(Astegosauruscaught
hersquarelywithaswipeofitstail.)Explorers
Thepartyrunsintoanotherbandofexplorers,consistingofa
mage,apriest,ascout,and 1 d 6 tribalwarriors.Rollad 6 to
determinethegroup’ssituation:
1 – 2 .Theexplorersarelostandhungry.
3 – 4 .Theexplorersareingoodshapebutareactively
huntedbyfirenewts,ghouls,goblins,orgrungs(seethe
appropriateentryinthisappendix).
5 .Theexplorersarehealthyandheadedtowardthe
nearestlandmark,intentonexploringit.
6 .TheexplorersarehealthyandheadingbacktoPort
Nyanzaruforrestandsupplies.Firenewts
Alightfirenewtpatrolconsistsof 1 d 4 firenewtwarriors
mountedongiantstriders.Aheavypatrolconsistsof 2 d 4
firenewtwarriorsandafirenewtwarlockofImix,all
mountedongiantstriders.Statisticsforallthesecreatures
appearinappendixD.Thefirenewtsalwaysstriketheirfinal
blowswiththeintentionofknockingoutenemies,whoare
thentakenbacktothecreatures’cavelairtobetorturedand
eaten.FlailSnail
Charactersspottheslimytrailofaflailsnail(seeappendixD).
Iftheywishtofollowit,asuccessfulDC 10 Wisdom(Survival)
checkcorrectlydeduceswhichdirectionthesnailwas
traveling.FlamingFist
ThesoldiersoftheFlamingFistknowthedangersofChult
betterthanmost,andtheydon’ttakethewildernesslightly.A
typicalpatrolismadeupofaknightorveteranleadingan
acolyte,ascout,and 2 d 6 guards—andissometimes
accompaniedby 1 d 4 deinonychuses(seeappendixD)trained
tofightandhuntalongsidetheirhandlers.TheFlamingFistis
friendlyandhelpfultowardadventurerspossessingacharter
ofexplorationissuedbyCommanderLiaraPortyrofFort
Beluarian.Ifthepartyhasnosuchdocument,thepatroltries
toconfiscatetheadventurers’criticalgearandadvisesthemto
replaceitatFortBeluarian—andtoobtainapropercharter
whilethey’reatit.FlyingMonkeys
Thesoundofwingsheraldsthearrivalof 3 d 6 flyingmonkeys
(seeappendixD),whichswoopthroughtheadventurersina
waveofgraspinghandsandfeet.Eachcharactermustsucceed
onaDC 12 Dexteritysavingthroworloseausefulpieceof
geartothefurrythieves.IfthisencounteroccursnearMbala
(seechapter 2 ),themonkeysareservantsofthegreenhag
NannyPu’pu.
Thesesociablecreaturesarecuriousabouthumanoidsand
havelittlefearofthem.Aflyingmonkeythatissuccessfully
grappled,caughtinanet,orotherwisepreventedfrom
escapingcanbetrainedtoperformsimpletricksbya
characterwithproficiencyinAnimalHandlingwhospendsa
fewhoursadayworkingwiththemonkey.Attheendof 1
week,thecharactermakesaDC 10 Wisdom(AnimalHandling)
check.Onasuccess,theflyingmonkeylearnstoperforma
simpletrickoncommand(suchasfetchingaspecificobjector